"Tongue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A muscular organ in the mouth that is covered with pink tissue called mucosa, tiny bumps called papillae, and thousands of taste buds. The tongue is anchored to the mouth and is vital for chewing, swallowing, and for speech.
| Descriptor ID |
D014059
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.500.885 A14.549.885
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tongue" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Severe Tongue Edema With Prone Positioning in Patients Intubated for COVID-19. Laryngoscope. 2022 02; 132(2):287-289.
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Significance of Oral Health Management in the Era of "the New Normal with COVID-19". Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jun 18; 22(12).
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Verrucous leukoplakia affecting the tongue of a patient recovered from COVID-19. Minerva Dent Oral Sci. 2021 06; 70(3):128-130.
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Tongue ulcer in a patient with COVID-19: a case presentation. BMC Oral Health. 2021 05 20; 21(1):273.
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Tongue and floor of mouth swelling: a potential rare manifestation of COVID-19. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 05; 59(4):500-501.
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COVID tongue. Br Dent J. 2021 02; 230(3):114.
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Expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 Proteins in the Upper and Lower Aerodigestive Tracts of Rats: Implications on COVID 19 Infections. Laryngoscope. 2021 03; 131(3):E932-E939.
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Thinking Out-of-the-Box: A Non-Standard Application of Standard Pulse-Oximetry and Standard Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in a COVID-19 Patient. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Mar; 36(3):376-380.
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Considerations on oral manifestations of COVID-19. J Med Virol. 2021 02; 93(2):667-668.
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Existence of SARS-CoV-2 Entry Molecules in the Oral Cavity. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Aug 20; 21(17).